Suspect Steals Shopper's Purse & Uses Her Credit Card

Police describe the suspect as a white male, who was wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket with a baseball hat that has a ôPö logo. (Photo courtesy of Anne Arundel County Police)

Anne Arundel County Police say they are looking for the suspect who stole a woman's purse out of her shopping basket and then used her credit card.

Police say officers were dispatched to the

Angels Food Mart on Mountain Road in Pasadena around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a report of a theft. Upon arrival, officers learned that a suspect had stolen the victim's purse out of her basket as she was shopping.

According to officials, the victimÆs credit card- which was in the stolen purse- was later used at the Fort Smallwood Citgo. There, police say video surveillance captured images of the suspect using the card.

Police describe the suspect as a white male, who was wearing a dark-colored hooded jacket with a baseball hat that has a ôPö logo.

Officials say they seeking the public's help in this theft and credit card fraud investigation.

Anyone with information should contact Corporal Dziwanowski at (410)-222-6145, or Metro Crime Stoppers at (866)-7LOCKUP.